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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the INTERREG VA France (Channel) - England 2014-2020 Programme Contracting Authority: Joint Technical Secretariat of the INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England Programme Strategic Environmental Assessment of the INTERREG VA France (Channel) - England 2014-2020 Programme Environmental report This report has been prepared by: Alice Colin (Geographer, expert), t33 Gaia Galassi (Environmentalist, expert), t33 François Levarlet (Environmental economist, team leader), t33 September 2014 – reviewed July 2015 FCE Environmental report // p.1 t33 srl - www.t33.it via XXV Aprile, 28/b , 60125 Ancona (Italy) Tel. - fax +39 071 898093, [email protected] FCE Environmental report // p.2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................3 TABLE OF FIGURES .......................................................................................... 5 LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................. 6 ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 8 1. FRAMEWORK AND PROGRAMME BACKGROUND .......................................... 15 1.1 Justification and objective of the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) ........... 15 1.2 Quality control ............................................................................................................ 18 1.3 The France (Channel) – England Programme ........................................................... 20 2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ANALYSIS .......................................................24 2.1 Climate change and associated risks .......................................................................... 25 2.2 Energy ......................................................................................................................... 30 2.3 Water quality and supply ............................................................................................ 34 2.4 Waste management .................................................................................................... 43 2.5 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................. 46 2.6 Soil quality and landscape .......................................................................................... 51 2.7 Technological risks ..................................................................................................... 54 2.8 Health, sanitary risks and nuisances .......................................................................... 56 2.9 Natural and cultural heritage...................................................................................... 61 2.10 Cross border issues ..................................................................................................... 62 3. ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES OF THE COOPERATION AREA .......................... 64 4. EXTERNAL COHERENCE .......................................................................... 70 4.1 Community-level policies are taken into account by the Programme ........................ 71 4.2 Programme contribution to National and Regional strategies .................................. 82 5. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ANALYSIS ........................................................85 5.1 Approach used for effects analysis .............................................................................. 85 5.2 Likely significant effects on the environment ............................................................. 91 5.3 Assessment of cumulative and cross-border effects ................................................... 96 FCE Environmental report // p.3 6. MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 110 6.1 Priority Axis 1 ............................................................................................................ 110 6.2 Priority Axis 2 ............................................................................................................ 111 6.3 Priority Axis 3 ............................................................................................................ 111 6.4 Priority Axis 4 ............................................................................................................ 112 7. FOLLOW-UP FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE ......................................... 113 7.1 Environmental indicators .......................................................................................... 114 7.2 Provisions for an environmental monitoring system ................................................ 116 8. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 118 8.1 Alternatives and justification of the Programme choices .......................................... 118 8.2 Quality of information and rationale for analysis .................................................. 118 APPENDIX 1 – NATURA 2000 EFFECTS ASSESSMENT ........................................ 120 APPENDIX 2 – NON TECNICAL SUMMARY ........................................................ 125 APPENDIX 3 – CONSIDERATION OF COMMENTS FROM THE CONSULTATION PROCESS 125 APPENDIX 4 – REFERENCES ......................................................................... 129 FCE Environmental report // p.4 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 - INTERREG VA FCE Programme area .......................................................................... 20 Figure 2 - EU’s cities’ vulnerability to floods in case of a 1 meter river rise ................................. 29 Figure 3 - Projected inundation exposure due to sea level rise .................................................... 29 Figure 4 - River Basin District ...................................................................................................... 34 Figure 5 - The chemical status of surface and groundwater bodies .............................................. 35 Figure 6 - Water pollution by nitrates........................................................................................... 37 Figure 7 - Eutrophication of coastal waters in European seas ...................................................... 39 Figure 8 - Share of built-up area in the 0-1 km coastal strip ........................................................ 40 Figure 9 - Natura 2000 network: distribution .............................................................................. 47 Figure 10 - Soils types in FCE cooperation area and European level ........................................... 52 FCE Environmental report // p.5 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 - Matrix analysis of the cross-border dimensions ............................................................ 63 Table 2 - Environmental objectives .............................................................................................. 66 Table 3 - Priority Axis 1 external coherence analysis matrix ........................................................ 72 Table 4 - Priority Axis 2 external coherence analysis matrix ........................................................ 75 Table 5 - Priority Axis 3 external coherence analysis matrix ........................................................ 77 Table 6 - Priority Axis 4 external coherence analysis matrix ....................................................... 80 Table 7 – Typology of measures in ERDF and expected environmental effects ........................... 85 Table 8 – Scale for measuring positive and negative effect .......................................................... 86 Table 9 - Evaluation matrix ...........................................................................................................88 Table 10 – Priority Axis 1: significance of environmental effects ................................................. 92 Table 11 – Priority Axis 2: significance of environmental effects ................................................. 93 Table 12 - Priority Axis 3: significance of environmental effects .................................................. 95 Table 13 - Priority Axis 4: significance of environmental effects .................................................. 96 Table 14 – Proposed environmental indicators (for axis 1, 2 and 3). ......................................... 115 Table 15 - Monitoring tasks and responsibilities ......................................................................... 116 Table 16 - Template for the evaluation of environmental impact at project level ....................... 117 FCE Environmental report // p.6 ACRONYMS AQMA : Air Quality Management Area EA : Environmental Authority EC : European Commission EU : European Union FCE : France (Channel) – England GHG : Greenhouse gas IP : Investment Priority IUCN : International Union for the Conservation of Nature JTS : Joint Technical Secretary Ktoe : Thousand tonnes oil equivalent LEP: Local Enterprise Partnership MA : Managing Authority MS : Member State(s) NVZ : Nitrate Vulnerable Zone OP : Operational Programme PPG : Programme Preparation Group SAC: Special Areas of Conservation SEA : Strategic Environmental Assessment SIC : Standardised Investment Components SO : Specific Objective SOER : State and Outlook of the Environment Report SPA : Special Protection Areas SRADDT : Schéma régional d'aménagement et de développement durable du territoire SRCAE : French Regional Scheme on Climate, Air and Energy Tg : One million Metric Tonnes
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